Nortel | Management homework help

Week #8 Paper:

INCLUDE AN ABSTRACT(Minimum 100 words)

 
For this assignment, you should focus on the reading material for weeks 3-7 and YOU MUST READ the NORTEL CASE STUDY.pdf
 
The breakdown of your paper should be as follows:
 
Introduction of Your Paper:
 
Provide an introduction of the topics that you will discuss below (Base your introduction on our reading material from weeks 1-7-It is basically all of the reading material from our class and has been attached, relate it to the Nortel case)(Minimum 100 words)
 
Body of your paper: (Minimum 1400 words)-Your thoughts should be supported with key words from our text. You must answer all five questions below and include AT LEAST THREE key words from our text when responding to EACH QUESTION(The keywords are at the end of each pdf). That means that you would use 15 of the key words in our text for this paper.  

The five required questions are as follows:

 
1. From an ethical perspective, describe the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of Nortel.
 
2. What mechanisms should be put in place to better align managers with the interests of shareholders?
 
3. Would you describe the meltdown of Nortel more as a failure of “people” or of “capital market processes”?
 
4. What happened to Nortel is similar to what happened to WorldCom and Enron inthe early 2000s, and to Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, and many other banks during the 2008 financial crisis. Why do businesspeople keep making the same mistake?
 
5. Discuss how to prioritize the following remedies to stop such recurrences: business education, regulation of accounting/financial markets, regulation of incentives, or regulation of punishment. Also, tell me your thought process about your decision about priorities.
 
 

General guidelines: Paper should also include the following components:

A. Title Page & Abstract – Include a title page with your name, student number, title of your review, course number, course name, session, section, semester and date.

B. Abstract and Introductory Paragraph 

C. Font and Spacing – Use Arial or Times New Roman 12 pitch font with double spaced lines.

D. Length – Write a 1600 word p review not including the title page and citation page.

E. Reference Page – Include all sources on a Reference page

F. Utilize the APA Style for the review and to documenting sources.

G. Punctuation, essay format (thesis, supporting paragraphs with transition and topic sentences, and summary) grammar and documentation count toward your grade. 

TOTAL OF 1600 WORDS, NO PLAGIARISM, NO JARGON. THIS IS AN APA PAPER AND YOU SHOULD FOLLOW APA format.